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Horodok (Lwiw)
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Horodok ( Cyrillic: ''Городок'') is a Ukrainian name for small city. Horodok may refer to: Populated places There are some eight villages in Ukraine under such name, predominantly in Volhynia. Some other village in Chernihiv Oblast was delisted in 2005 due to being abandoned. Cities * Horodok, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine * Horodok, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine Urban-type settlements * Horodok, Zhytomyr Oblast Villages * Horodok, Rivne Raion * Horodok, Zalishchyky Raion *Horodok, Haisyn Raion Military installations *Horodok (air base), near the city of Horodok, Lviv Oblast See also * Gorodok (other) * Haradok, a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus *Gord (archaeology) *Battle of Horodok The battle of Gródek Jagielloński or battle of Horodok took place during the Russo-Polish War (1654–67) on 29 September 1655. Russian and Ukrainian Cossack forces under Vasily Borisovich Sheremetev and Bohdan Khmelnytsky engaged a Polish–L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrillic
The Cyrillic script ( ), Slavonic script or the Slavic script, is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various Slavic, Turkic, Mongolic, Uralic, Caucasian and Iranic-speaking countries in Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, North Asia, and East Asia. , around 250 million people in Eurasia use Cyrillic as the official script for their national languages, with Russia accounting for about half of them. With the accession of Bulgaria to the European Union on 1 January 2007, Cyrillic became the third official script of the European Union, following the Latin and Greek alphabets. The Early Cyrillic alphabet was developed during the 9th century AD at the Preslav Literary School in the First Bulgarian Empire during the reign of tsar Simeon I the Great, probably by disciples of the two Byzantine brothers Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, who had previously created the Glagoli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volhynia
Volhynia (also spelled Volynia) ( ; uk, Воли́нь, Volyn' pl, Wołyń, russian: Волы́нь, Volýnʹ, ), is a historic region in Central and Eastern Europe, between south-eastern Poland, south-western Belarus, and western Ukraine. The borders of the region are not clearly defined, but the territory that still carries the name is Volyn Oblast, in western Ukraine. Volhynia has changed hands numerous times throughout history and been divided among competing powers. For centuries it was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. After the Russian annexation, all of Volhynia was part of the Pale of Settlement designated by Imperial Russia on its south-western-most border. Important cities include Lutsk, Rivne, Volodymyr, Ostroh, Ustyluh, Iziaslav, Peresopnytsia, and Novohrad-Volynskyi (Zviahel). After the annexation of Volhynia by the Russian Empire as part of the Partitions of Poland, it also included the cities of Zhytomyr, Ovruch, Korosten. The city of Zviahe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chernihiv Oblast
Chernihiv Oblast ( uk, Черні́гівська о́бласть, translit=Chernihivska oblast; also referred to as Chernihivshchyna, uk, Черні́гівщина, translit=Chernihivshchyna) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Chernihiv. Within the Oblast are 1,511 settlements of various sizes ranging from large cities to very small villages. Population: Geography The total area of the province is around 31,900 km². On the west, the oblast is bordered by the Kyiv Reservoir of the Dnieper River and Kyiv Oblast, which has a enclave known as Slavutych, which was created from Chernihiv Oblast for the inhabitants of Chernobyl following the Chernobyl disaster. It is bordered by Sumy Oblast to the east and Poltava Oblast to the south. The northern border of the oblast is part of Ukraine's international border abutting Belarus's Homyel Voblast in the north-west and the Russian Bryansk Oblast in the nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horodok, Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Horodok ( uk, Городок) is a city in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Horodok urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population was 17,746 according to the 2001 census. Current population is Until 18 July 2020, Horodok was the administrative center of Horodok Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three. The area of Horodok Raion was merged into Khmelnytskyi Raion. People from Horodok * Clara Lemlich - American union organizer, suffragist * Jan Paul Lenga - Priest, archbishop Gallery File:Дуб черешчатий,Городок.JPG, Ancient oak in downtown Horodok File:Smotrych Horodok.JPG, The Smotrych River , name_etymology = , image = Smotrych River.JPG , image_size = , image_caption = The Smotrych River seen near the historic city of Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horodok, Lviv Oblast
__NOTOC__ Horodok ( uk, Городо́к, pl, Gródek) is a city in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Horodok urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: . History Horodok was first mentioned by Nestor the Chronicler in the '' Primary Chronicle''. The ''Galician–Volhynian Chronicle'' mentions that the King Daniel of Galicia came to Horodok with his forces to join Mstislav Mstislavich the Bold while they fought with Polish-Hungarians over the Galician land. In the mid-14th century, together with whole Kingdom of Rus, the settlement was annexed by the Kingdom of Poland. Its name was changed to Gródek, and it remained in Poland for the next 400 years. In 1372, King Jagiello founded here a Roman Catholic parish. During this reign, Gródek also received Magdeburg rights. This was the place where King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Jagiello died on 1 June 1434. Until the Partitions of Poland, Gródek was part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horodok, Zhytomyr Oblast
Horodok ( uk, Городок) is an urban-type settlement in Zhytomyr Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invas .... Population: Horodok was granted urban-type settlement status on 16 August 2012. References Urban-type settlements in Zhytomyr Raion Former closed cities Zhytomyr Raion {{Zhytomyr-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horodok, Rivne Raion
Horodok ( uk, Городок) is a village in Rivne Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. In 2001, the community had 2719 residents. Village remembers Kresowa księga sprawiedliwych on page 87 (Horodok, Rіvne Raion). Notable people Teodor Shteingel was active in the area. He graduated from the University of Kyiv. Then in 1902 he founded the museum in Horodok donating his valuable archaeological, historical and ethnographic collections from Volhynia, the princely tombs excavated century Studynets of the Rivne Oblast. External links * ArticlGródek (10)in the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland The Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and other Slavic Countries ( pl, Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich) is a monumental Polish gazetteer, published 1880–1902 in Warsaw by Filip Sulimie ..., Volume II (Derenek — Gżack), 1881 year Registration card on the website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Weather in the Hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horodok, Haisyn Raion
Horodok (Ukrainian: Городок) (Russian: Городо́к) (Polish: Gródek) is a village in Dashivka settlement hromada, Haisyn Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, in Ukraine. It lies on both banks of the Soroka River :uk:Сорока_(притока_Собу).html" ;"title="nowiki/> uk.html" ;"title=":uk:Сорока (притока Собу)">uk">:uk:Сорока (притока Собу)">uk/sup> (a tributary of the Sobu :uk:Соб">uk.html" ;"title=":uk:Соб.html" ;"title="nowiki/>:uk:Соб">uk">:uk:Соб.html" ;"title="nowiki/>:uk:Соб">uk/sup>), and is located 32 km southeast of the city of Illintsi. The population was 1,076 as of January 1, 2018. The town is the head of the Horodotsk Village Council. History Initially, the settlement was called Grudek (Ukrainian: Грудек), and was founded between 1612 and 1625, then being part of the Granov volost :uk:Гранівська_волость.html" ;"title="nowiki/> uk.html" ;"title=":uk:Гранівська во ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horodok (air Base)
Horodok Air Base ( uk, Авіабаза «Городок») (also known as Gorodok Air Base, Cherlyany Air Base, and Cherlyane Air Base) was an air base in Ukraine located 5 km southeast of Horodok. It was a fighter base with revetted areas, 26 km southwest of Lviv. The base was home to the: * 3rd Guards Rostov-Donskiy Red Banner Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO between July 1945 and June 1949 under the Soviet Air Forces. During the 1970s or early 1980s it hosted a regiment of Sukhoi Su-24 The Sukhoi Su-24 ( NATO reporting name: Fencer) is a supersonic, all-weather attack aircraft developed in the Soviet Union. The aircraft has a variable-sweep wing, twin-engines and a side-by-side seating arrangement for its crew of two. It wa ... (Fencer) aircraft. References Soviet Air Force bases Ukrainian airbases {{Lviv-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorodok (other)
Gorodok may refer to: ;Places * Gorodok, Russia, several inhabited localities in Russia * Gorodok Stadium, part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, Moscow, Russia * Haradok (''Gorodok''), a town in Belarus * Horodok (''Gorodok''), a town located in Lviv Raion (district), Lviv oblast, Ukraine which was formerly known as ''Gródek Jagielloński''. ;Other *Gorodok Gargoyles, a fictional Quidditch team See also *Horodok (other) Horodok ( Cyrillic: ''Городок'') is a Ukrainian name for small city. Horodok may refer to: Populated places There are some eight villages in Ukraine under such name, predominantly in Volhynia. Some other village in Chernihiv Oblast was de ... * Bely Gorodok, an urban-type settlement in Tver Oblast, Russia * Kichmengsky Gorodok, a rural locality (a ''selo'') in Vologda Oblast, Russia * Tarnogsky Gorodok, a rural locality (a ''selo'') in Vologda Oblast, Russia {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haradok
Haradok ( be, Гарадок, - russian: Городок, Gorodok, pl, Horodek) is a town in the Vitebsk Region of Belarus with the population of 34,700 people. Approximately 14,000 people reside in the town itself around 30,000 people reside within the district. Haradok district is one of the largest in the country. The town is located on the north-east of Belarus and occupies around 3,000 square kilometers. It is situated 30 kilometers away from Vitebsk, the major city of one of the six provinces in the Republic of Belarus. History Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Haradok was part of Vitebsk Voivodeship. Haradok was acquired by the Russian Empire in 1772, in the course of the First Partition of Poland. In 1939, 1,584 Jews lived in the town, making up 21.7% of the population. During World War II, Haradok was under German occupation from 10 July 1941 until 24 December 1943. In the first half of August 1941, between 120 and 200 Jews were shot by the Germans near the vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
